In a message dated 12/10/2002 12:44:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, severnclay_at_earthlink.net writes: > ... the gaskets cut off so much circulation that my hands became cold and > very numb. I'm now wondering if my regular drysuit gaskets are causing a > similar loss of circulation... I'm stretching my gaskets, but I > wonder...has anybody else had this problem? I'm looking into pogies... I reckon that reduced circulation (natural or induced) is a serious consideration and well worth investigating in this instance! That's why I mentioned my left hand going numb last Friday as a result of an overly tight surgical glove (I buy them in large boxes unassorted and run across this every now and again), that in turn demonstrated clearly by the fact that circulation improved immediately upon removal of the offensive piece of kit. I used to view pogies with extreme skepticism and have yet to get around to using them so as to dispel my silly fear of using them. That fear is entirely unreasonable, of course, especially in light of the fact that I used the motorcycling equivalent of pogies to excellent effect for years ... they too worked well even when soaked -- even better when frozen! I surmise from the above (and previous words leading up to it) that the key to keeping fingers operational is to encourage circulation (as a source of heat) and to reduce chilling through evaporation. Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_Atlatl-Kayaks.com / Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.Atlatl-Kayaks.com / www.PouchBoats.com phone: +1-203-324-0901 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 10 2002 - 11:14:56 PST
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